Legislature(2009 - 2010)

2009-04-15 House Journal

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2009-04-15                     House Journal                      Page 0999
HB 44                                                                                                                         
The following, which was on the April 14, 2009, calendar and returned                                                           
to the Rules Committee (page 970), was again before the House in                                                                
second reading with Amendment No. 4 (page 969) pending:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 44(FIN) am                                                                                            
    "An Act relating to investments applicable to energy; clarifying                                                            
    the purpose of the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority;                                                                
    relating to definitions of certain terms that relate to a project that                                                      

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    may be developed by the Alaska Natural Gas Development                                                                      
    Authority; and authorizing certain public corporations to issue                                                             
    bonds for energy projects."                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 44(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 4                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  14   NAYS:  25   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Buch, Cissna, Crawford, Doogan, Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg,                                                                
Guttenberg, Holmes, Kawasaki, Kerttula, Petersen, Salmon, Tuck                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Austerman, Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Edgmon,                                                                         
Fairclough, Foster, Harris, Hawker, Herron, Johansen, Johnson, Joule,                                                           
Keller, Kelly, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Seaton,                                                             
Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Gatto                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 4 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 44(FIN) am was returned to second reading for all amendments                                                               
(page 966).                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 5 was offered  by Representatives Hawker and                                                                       
Chenault:                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, line 19:                                                                                                                
    Delete "Bonds"                                                                                                              
    Insert "Unless the issuance is approved under this subsection by                                                            
law, bonds"                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, line 20, following "Committee.":                                                                                        
    Insert "If the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee fails to                                                              
approve the issuance of bonds, the committee shall notify the Alaska                                                            
Natural Gas Development Authority in writing.  On or before the fifth                                                           
day of the regular session that convenes after the day the rejection                                                            
notice is received by the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority,                                                             
the authority may request the legislature to approve the bond issue by                                                          
law."                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Hawker moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 5 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kawasaki objected.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 5 was offered  by                                                                               
Representative Hawker:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Under Page 3, line 20:                                                                                                          
 Delete "regular"                                                                                                               
 Insert "next"                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Hawker moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 5 be adopted.  There being no                                                                  
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 5 as amended was offered by                                                                    
Representatives Gruenberg and Hawker:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Under Page 3, line 20, following "notify the Alaska Natural Gas                                                                 
Development Authority":                                                                                                         
    Insert "and all members of the legislature"                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Hawker moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 5 as amended be adopted.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kerttula objected and withdrew the objection.  There                                                             
being no further objection, Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 5 as                                                               
amended was adopted.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 3 to Amendment No. 5 as amended was offered by                                                                    
Representatives Gara, Crawford, and Hawker:                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Under Page 3, line 20, following "Legislative Budget and Audit                                                                  
Committee":                                                                                                                     
    Insert "approves or"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Following "after the day":                                                                                                      
 Delete "the rejection"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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Following "legislature to approve":                                                                                             
    Insert "or disapprove"                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
Amendment No. 3 to Amendment No. 5 as amended be adopted.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kerttula objected.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 3 to Amendment No. 5 as                                                               
amended be adopted?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 44(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 3 to Amendment No. 5 as amended                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  33   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  2                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Buch, Chenault, Coghill, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doogan,                                                                    
Fairclough, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris,                                                               
Hawker, Herron, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson, Joule, Kawasaki, Keller,                                                             
Kelly, Lynn, Millett, Olson, Petersen, Ramras, Salmon, Seaton,                                                                  
Stoltze, Thomas, Tuck, Wilson                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Cissna, Kerttula, Munoz, Neuman                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Gatto                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Austerman, Edgmon                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 3 to Amendment No. 5 as amended was                                                                       
adopted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 5 as amended be                                                                       
adopted?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 44(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 5 as amended                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  34   NAYS:  3   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  2                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Buch, Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Doogan, Fairclough,                                                                  
Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker,                                                                   
Herron, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson, Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly,                                                              
Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Neuman, Olson, Petersen, Ramras, Salmon,                                                                  
Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Tuck, Wilson                                                                                           

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Nays:  Cissna, Crawford, Kerttula                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Gatto                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Austerman, Edgmon                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 5 as amended was adopted.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 44(FIN) am was automatically in third reading.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Speaker Chenault called Representative Johansen to the chair so the                                                             
Speaker could speak on CSHB 44(FIN) am.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 44(FIN) am pass the House?"  The                                                               
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 44(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  34   NAYS:  5   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Austerman, Chenault, Coghill, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Edgmon,                                                               
Fairclough, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris,                                                               
Hawker, Herron, Johansen, Johnson, Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly,                                                              
Kerttula, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Neuman, Olson, Petersen, Salmon,                                                                
Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Tuck, Wilson                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Buch, Cissna, Doogan, Holmes, Ramras                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Gatto                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
And so, CSHB 44(FIN) am passed the House.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Cissna gave notice of reconsideration of the vote on                                                             
CSHB 44(FIN) am.